Patents by Inventor Steven D. Thorne

Steven D. Thorne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for controlling access of clients and users to a print server
    Patent number: 8291235
    Abstract: A method of controlling use of a printer on a network includes providing a key to a client on the network. The key is then used to submit a print job from the client to a printer on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Art H. Burget, Brennen W. Stollfus, Steven D. Thorne
  • Method and apparatus for automatically enabling communication with a network printer
    Patent number: 5832191
    Abstract: The method of the invention enables a new printer to automatically communicate over a network with client processors connected to the network. The network is at least partially controlled by a network server which, for each respective printer, stores an "agent" data structure. The agent data structure maintains information about the respective client-accessible printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Company
    Inventor: Steven D. Thorne